{"id":388449,"date":"2026-01-22T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=388449"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:19:45","slug":"native-america-calling-a-tribal-mining-development-agreement-a-path-forward-or-a-one-time-anomaly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/22\/native-america-calling-a-tribal-mining-development-agreement-a-path-forward-or-a-one-time-anomaly\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: A path forward or a one-time anomaly with tribal energy agreement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, January 22, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">A tribal mining development agreement: a path forward or a one-time anomaly?\r\n<\/div>\r\nA recent agreement between a <a href=\"https:\/\/integraresources.com\/asset\/delamar-project\/\">gold mining company<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/shopaitribes.org\/sptc\/\">Shoshone Paiute Tribes<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duck_Valley_Indian_Reservation\">Duck Valley Reservation<\/a> is being called \u201chistoric\u201d by its chairman. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe mining company president says the agreement follows the standards set by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples\">United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples<\/a> and gives the tribe a share of the profits from the mine. The <a href=\"https:\/\/integraresources.com\/news\/integra-and-shoshone-paiute-tribes-establish-historic-relationship-agreement\/\">company and tribal officials are optimistic<\/a> this will set a precedent for how mining companies partner with tribes.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAt the same time as the agreement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to severely limit the power of tribes to interfere with construction of oil and natural gas pipelines and resource-guzzling data centers.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIntegraResourcesCorp%2Fposts%2Fpfbid032QJUEU1HyaivvUJdi1zGaJGLpxuAz123AdzmkQ2kiZeJ2tz2qXBJ2QqPzumx4Z8Xl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"790\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nBrian Mason (Shoshone Paiute), Chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/shopaitribes.org\/sptc\/\">Shoshone Paiute Tribes<\/a> of the Duck Valley Reservation in Nevada and Idaho\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMaranda Compton (Delaware Tribe of Indians), founder and president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepwe.com\/\">Lepwe<\/a>, a Native training and education company based in Montana\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nKate Finn (Osage), founder and director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tallgrassinstitute.org\/\">Tallgrass Institute<\/a>, a Native economic stewardship based in California\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJames Grijalva, <a href=\"https:\/\/campus.und.edu\/directory\/james.grijalva\">professor of law<\/a> at the University of North Dakota School of Law\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMelissa Kay, <a href=\"https:\/\/narf.org\/cases\/tribal-water-institute\/\">Tribal Water Institute<\/a> fellow at the <a href=\"https:\/\/narf.org\/\">Native American Rights Fund<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A historic first in U.S. mining, right at Idaho\u2019s DeLamar Project. 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